Do you have experience of working with people with a learning disability? Are you passionate about working for an organisation that drives change? Then we may have the role for you within our Supported Internship team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and self-motivated Skills Coach to join our Supported Internship programme team in Worcester. We are recruiting to a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) on a permanent contract.
As a Skills Coach, your role is central to the delivery of our Supported Internship programme. You will support learners with SEN to complete all elements of the programme in line with requirements by providing tailored support.
You will be accountable for learner progression in the workplace and achieving outcomes for the learner. You will deliver support in various ways: 1-1 job coaching, working with learners to develop employability skills and embed English and Maths learning in the workplace. The role aims to support people to learn the skills they need to go on and achieve sustained paid employment.
Key Skills and Requirements (essential):
1. Experience of supporting people
2. Experience of delivering against targets
3. Knowledge of safe working practices
4. Knowledge of sector
5. A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
6. Good ICT skills
7. Effective communicator
8. Effective record keeping and reporting
All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage. Please have your certificates ready to be emailed across if you are contacted for an interview.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
1. 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our Holiday Plus scheme
2. Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
3. Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
4. Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service life cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long-term sickness
5. Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers, and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
6. Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays, and much more via Mencap Extras
7. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
8. Free access to round-the-clock employee assistance program for advice and support
*T&C's apply based on contract
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